Just because you have an executive title does not mean that you are an executive. You judge. Just ask yourself the question: Am I in the ‘inner circle’? There is one thing that I learnt in my corporate experience – there is a big difference between a manager and an executive. The roles are poles apart! To be […]
It never ceases to amaze me just how people tie themselves up in knots and agonise about things that are blatantly false! In one of my packages the first session is an intimate look at goals, values, strengths and weaknesses. I send the client a coaching questionnaire which they need to complete before we meet. The questions are evoking. […]
I’ve said this many times and you will hear it from me again and again – the honour that I feel in the work that I do overwhelms me at times. Sharing other peoples’ struggles is a gracious and special space – I am eternally grateful that I have the opportunity to be part of lives of my clients. […]
In the not too distant past, when someone mentioned the word ‘coach’, it usually conjured up an image of a burly grey haired, gruff-voiced dude, yelling at the top of his voice at a bunch of football players flopping around a sports field. This proverbial sporting coach was who he was because he knew the game so […]
I once worked for an extremely successful entrepreneur. He ran a flooring company which did surprisingly well. His real talent lay, not so much in his ability to sell at the right price, but rather to buy at the right price. Good margins emanate from two sources: Selling at the right price And/or Buying at the right price. Well, this […]
I just love the picture above. There is something so daringly exciting about this tiny human facing the extreme forces of nature and riding this humungous wave! The odds seem insurmountable and yet he does it notwithstanding – his thrill and joy is palpable. Breathtaking! But there is something deeper here that I think the artist is trying to convey. And […]
As mentioned many times before, I meet wonderful and exciting people every day. Today was a particularly special day the I met the masterful executive! A what? Yip, I met an executive who had mastered the corporate game. And why was it so special? Because he behaved just like a narcissist but remained within himself a remarkably connected human being. Now I […]
Here is a story that you will find interesting, if not a little scary. It’s about a client of mine (let’s call him Jabu) who, as a CA(SA), worked for a listed Group as the Group Financial Manager. Jabu joined the Group 15 years ago as a newly qualified rookie. The company had medium-cap status on the main board of the […]
A client recently took my course on Executive Presence. He was struggling with his confidence levels, especially around his boss. The thing is, he was the CFO of the company! How could he find himself at this stage in his career battling with self-esteem issues? Not the domain for executives! They are supposed to get on well and or be at each other’s throats, […]
THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEBRUARY 2017 ADDITION OF THE ACCOUNTANCY SA MAGAZINE. More than a few of my clients become clients because they are stuck! No matter what they do, they just cannot seem to make their way upwards. Needless to say, they usually insist that they need to leave their current position […]